Man, 38, dies after swallowing bag of suspected crack

A suspected drunken driver died after being pulled over by Minneapolis police early Wednesday. Officers said he swallowed a plastic bag of suspected crack cocaine.

Marcus James Burrell, 38, was stopped about 2:30 a.m. at 23rd Avenue and Grand Street NE. When officers determined that he was intoxicated, he was placed into a squad without incident, said Sgt. William Palmer.

Officers then saw Burrell show "signs of a medical emergency" and called for a paramedic. The officers gave first aid, and when the paramedics arrived, they removed the bag from the man's airway, he said.